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HORTICULTURE 



February 14, 1914 



GIANT ONIONS 



Cranston's Excelsior, Ailsa Craig, Gibraltar Giant 



Each of the foregoing sorts .... Packet, 25c.; Ounce, 50c. 



BOSTON 



R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., ^,^111 



Snapdragons--New and True Winter Floweiing 



I now offer this tested strain for the first time, in two distinct colors — Pure White and Golden 

 Yellow. This novelty has been grown and developed for the past ten years by me and has proved to 

 be continuous and profitable Winter Bloomers, producing a reliable mid-winter cut- flower crop. 



Well rooted cuttings $10.00 per 100, to the trade onl^. Stock limited. Orders booked now, for deliveries 

 in rotation after March 1st. Can also be obtained from J. Breck & Sons, Boston, Mass. 



M- MLJ 



NER, Gro-bon, IVI 



SEED TRADE 



AMERICAN SE£D TRADE ASSOCIATION 



OfBoers — Prcniclent. Chas. C. Massie. 

 Hinnt-apolin. Minn.; li-t vice-president. 

 J. M. Lupton. .Mattituck, N. Y.: 2nd 

 Tire- president. W. F. Therkildson. 

 PalneKVille. O.: Kecretary, C. E. Ken- 

 del; wmlotant secretary. S. F. WUIard, 

 Jr., both of Cleveland. O. 



THE CANNERS' CONVENTION. 



The Canners' Convention of 1914 Is 

 now a matter of history and a pleasant 

 memory. The attendance far exceeded 

 that of any previous convention, many 

 estimating It to he from 1000 to 1500 

 larger than ever hefore. The people 

 of Baltimore certainly did themselves 

 proud in the matter of entertaining, 

 especially for the ladies. It is need- 

 less to say that Baltimore now ranks 

 very high with the ladies who attend- 

 ed the convention, and its hospitality 

 will be a standard by which that of 

 other cities will be measured for a 

 considerable time to come. Too much 

 praise cannot he given the local Can- 

 ners' Exchange for their untiring ef- 

 forts to insure to everyone a good 

 time. Among these may be especially 

 mentioned, D. H. Stevenson, Secretary 

 and F. A. Torsch, President of the 

 Exchange. Many others devoted a 

 great deal of time and all deserve the 

 warmest thanks of every person who 

 attended the Convention. 



The opening session was dignified 

 by the presence of Cardinal Gibbons, 

 who offered prayer. This was fol- 

 lowed by a very scholarly address by 

 Governor Goldsborough, his text be- 



ing "Maryland my Maryland." After 

 him came his Honor Mayor Preston 

 who fully lived up to his reputation 

 as a gifted speaker; then the addresses 

 of the Presidents of the National Can- 

 ners' Machinery and Supplies and Na- 

 tional Canned Foods Association. The 

 meeting was presided over by F. A. 

 Torsch until the chair was taken by 

 former Governor Fernald of Maine, 

 President of the Canners' Association. 



The Exhibition. 



The Machinery Hall, which was the 

 Fifth Regiment Armory, was filled to 

 its capacity by the exhibits of the ma- 

 chinery and supplies of various kinds 

 used by the canners. For the first 

 time the Association used the uniform, 

 or universal booth, and the result 

 fully justified the action of the officers 

 and directors of the Canning Ma- 

 chinery and Supplies in adopting it. 



Seedsmen versus Canners. 



More seedsmen were represented 

 than at any previous conventions and 

 with one or two exceptions, they had 

 booths. As a business convention, with 

 the exception of the seedsmen and 

 seed-growers, it probably was the most 

 satisfactory ever held. Owing to a 



conjestion of peas in the hands of the 

 canners, and large surpluses held by 

 the growers, orders were smaller than 

 usual and the canners were very in- 

 dependent in their attitude; and well 

 they might be, as the seed-growers 

 were making a very hard fight for 

 business and cutting prices to figures 

 unknown for a number of years. It 

 is very doubtful if they did any more 

 business than they would have done, 

 ultimately, had they held for reason- 

 able prices, but as it was coming 

 rather slowly to suit many, they de- 

 cided that a cut would help matters. 

 As soon as they quoted the lower 

 price to the canner, he immediately 

 advised their competitors of the fact 

 that he had been quoted a lower price, 

 and demanded to know what they 

 were going to do about it. In fact, 

 the canners simply played one seed 

 grower against the other, to their own 

 benefit, and the seed growers were, 

 with a very few exceptions, easy 

 marks. Two or three of the largest 

 growers stood pat for the prices they 

 thought were reasonable and deliber- 

 ately rejected business at lower fig- 

 ures. 



It may be recalled that we stated In 

 these columns some weeks ago, that 



IRISM SMAIVIROOKS 



The true variety from imported seed. Fine plants, grown cool in 

 2-in. pots, ready for immediate shipment. Price $4.00 per 100. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. 



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